What is required to obtain the Marque

How do we apply to be awarded the Marque

 

The Association works with those responsible for Sacred Sites - Cathedrals, Churches, Synagogues, Mosques, Temples and Gurdwaras - throughout the North West Region.

Its purpose is to encourage these sites to be OPEN and


1. To help the growth of understanding between the Faith Groups
2. To enrich the experience of holiday makers and tourists in an understanding of different spiritual perceptions and the role of Faith in a community's 'story'.marque

The Association is governed by five Trustees:


Monsignor John Devine (Chairman)
Mr Peter Rossiter
The Revd Daniel Burton
One vacancy.

The Trustees delegate the day to day running of the Association to a larger Management Group. This group is chaired by Malcolm Stonestreet who is also Chief Executive of The United Religions Initiative UK (see: www.uri.org.uk).

The Association has over one hundred members drawn from all the Faith Groups operating in the North West Region.

Present work includes:

1.The development of Tourist Board's Websites and their general commitment to the Sacred Sites in their area. The Association believes that such sites are, or should be, key players in the Tourism Business.

2.The delivery of the Association's Marque of Excellence to sites which reach a high standard of excellence in welcoming visitors. Criteria and those presently being considered for the Marque are listed below:

  • Time of being open to visitors
  • Disabled access
  • Loop for those with hearing difficulties
  • Written information available - historical and spiritual, present day use and involvement
  • Stewarding
  • Information available through IT display
  • An attempt to show the connectedness of the site to the community both historically and at present time
  • Refreshment - spiritual
  • Refreshment - food and drink
  • Refreshment - intellectual
  • Toilets
  • Health and safety

    Meetings of the Association will soon be made available on this website and further details of the Associations work are available from:

     Malcolm Stonestreet

Malcolm Stonestreet
Northside
Grange in Borrowdale
Keswick
Cumbria CA12 5UQ.
Tel: 017687 77671
Email: malcolm@dip.edi.co.uk

The Management Group have awarded the Marque to:

Click link below:

Neston Parish Church
Princes Road Synagogue, Liverpool
The Gujarati Hindu Centre, Preston
The Parish Church of Saint Lawrence, Chorley
The Metropolitan Cathedral, Liverpool
All Saints Church, Daresbury
The Manjushri Mahayana Buddhist Centre, Conishead Priory, Ulverston
Cartmel Priory, The Lake District

For venues interested in receiving the Marque of Excellence, please contact Malcolm Stonestreet at the address above.